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 Yak-40 of the Aeroflot company | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 April 1983 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) due to crew and air traffic control errors |
| Site | Mount Shishtepe, Lori Province, 41 km from Gyumri, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union 40°18′16″N 44°54′44″E / 40.30444°N 44.91222°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Yakovlev Yak-40 |
| Operator | Aeroflot (Armenian Civil Aviation Directorate, Leninakan OAE) |
| Registration | CCCP-87291 |
| Flight origin | Gumrak Airport, Volgograd |
| Stopover | Nalchik Airport |
| Destination | Shirak Airport, Leninakan |
| Passengers | 17 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 21 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Aeroflot Flight E-46 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight that crashed on Tuesday, April 19, 1983, near Leninakan (now Gyumri), Armenia. The aircraft, a Yakovlev Yak-40 operated by Aeroflot, impacted terrain, resulting in the deaths of all 21 people on board.